Hungarian Chicken Paprikash (Chicken and Dumplings / Csirkepaprikás)

Ingredients

• 2 lbs (1 kg) chicken (thighs & drumsticks)
• 2 tbsp oil or butter
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp Hungarian paprika
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 tomato, chopped (or 1/2 cup canned tomatoes)
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 tbsp flour

Dumplings (Nokedli):

• 2 cups flour
• 2 eggs
• 1/2–3/4 cup water
• 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

1. Heat oil, sauté onion until soft. Add garlic.
2. Remove from heat, stir in paprika.
3. Add chicken, salt, pepper, tomato, and bell pepper.
4. Pour in broth, cover, and simmer 35–40 minutes until chicken is tender.
5. Mix sour cream with flour, stir into sauce, simmer 5 minutes.

Dumplings:
6. Mix flour, eggs, salt, and water into a sticky dough.
7. Drop small pieces into boiling salted water.
8. Cook 2–3 minutes until they float, then drain.

9. Serve chicken with sauce over dumplings.